Dental Treatment Planning for the Patient with Oral Cancer

Lauren E. Levi, Rajesh V. Lalla

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Abstract

Oral cancer therapy is associated with a multitude of head and neck sequelae that includes, but is not limited to, hyposalivation, increased risk for dental caries, osteoradionecrosis of the jaw, radiation fibrosis syndrome, mucositis, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, dysgeusia, dysphagia, mucosal lesions, trismus, and infections. Preparing a comprehensive treatment plan for patients undergoing cancer therapy is essential to help minimize their risks for developing these oral and dental complications. In addition, dentists must take into account a patient's ongoing oncologic therapy for those patients who present to the dentist while concurrently receiving cancer treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-130
Number of pages10
JournalDental Clinics of North America
Volume62
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Dental care for oral cancer
  • Dental oncology
  • Head and neck radiation therapy
  • Oral cancer

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